The Arizona sentinel., 1887-05-28

J
 meaning party to be robbed, but now
 used as kind of reproachful term sig nifying that party is mo good. The confidence man is icon. man." If he plays three-card monte he is a
 monte spieler," and, as the game re- quires more than one to make it work, the crowd is termed ''monte mob. The victim of the confidence man is a
 mark" or guy" and if he be an old man he is respectfully alluded to as happy guy" If he falls into the trap easily he is ''dead sure to lose his stuff," stuff being the crooks term for the root of all evil. Stolen prop erty is ''swag." When it is hid den it becomes .'plant." When taken from it's hiding place the act is called raising the plant. '" A smart person is "fy." If thief is smart he receives credit therefor in be- ing termed ga dead fly mug" The detectives would say 'he is people, he is, ur ''he's smooth people," When
 a crook is not doing much he is hay ing tough leather" or tough chewing" When he is busily engaged
 he is getting in his graft " or graft ing"
 The confidence man when at work is
 ''copping off stuff" If he has much trouble in getting the money it is
 ''hard," if not, ''easy money" To a l,,ro-Io,. +bo /,,oo,.a f;o,, of orottinor into a safe is cracking the box" To the pickpocket handkerchief is wipe" watch "super," the chain a
 slang" a gold chain 'red," a silver one ''white" Gold is or used to be
 ridge" An unsophisticated man is gray" A person who knows crooks and their ways is dead on, and his posting possible victims is called knocking" When a thief is captured he is ''pinched" or "col- lared," if by a detective, by a fly; if by a common policeman, by a fiat ty." If his victim identifies the thief, that worthy declares that the ''bloke"
 ''rapped' to him. When in jail he's in ''hock" or in the cooler" and if he needs a lawyer he employs a
 ''mouthpiece. The judge is the
 "beak' and if the crook is con victed he is settled" his term designated as -''time," being divided into stretches" instead of years and ''moons'' instead of months.
 Daylight means liberty after impris- onment, and when he speaks of his in carceration the crook alludes to having ''done his bit" lover the road" ''Giv- ing a stiff'' means telling a lie; putting a bold face on matters is expressed by making a dead front" If the thief is '1eary" then he is afraid, and, if he objects and so declares himself, he makes "beef." A place where stolen property is kept is 'fence, the pro- prietor fencer. A Jew is ''sheeney," an Irishmar a mick or "chaw'" A place where a man stays or may be found is his ''hang-out." A man who confesses ''squeals'' or peaches" on his partners, who are his pals D When photographed, the thief is mugged." If captured in some crook ed operation he is mailed dead to rights" and when there isn't chance to ''screw his nut, slope" or Ham," all of which signify running away, he "throws up his hands," for he don't believe in taking any chances in a scrap" which means a fight, or against a ''gun,'' or pop" which means pistol. A mans clothes are his ''togs." shoes skates" brooches, ''kicks;" if there be money in them he has sugar or stuff in his kicks" Slippers are stamps" and the hat which used to be a "cadY," is now a 'sky-piece." His hands are dukes" his fingers forks" his elbows crooks" A wagon is a ''dray," a bank jug" A dollar is cease" a nickel is ''case." mans last dollar is his cease case" a mans last shirt is his lease shirt.'' A large amount of money is "boodle," a bundle" "roll-" This he generally elbows in'' (spends) against the cards, faro-bank, especially, or '1ush'' or ''booze," which is liquor When without money he's strapped" or "broke," and maybe he can not buy his ''peck. ''for bread is not the staff of life, it's peek" V and X stands for S5 and $1O. and century" means S1oO.
 When the money is gone borrow must be made, but borrow is a "hot touch." Money is most usually spent on sparks" diamonds being easily pawned, or "hocked," for something i like their real value. When the thief gets his "bit, that is, his share of the "swag," stolen property, he generally puts it in sparks, if he doesn't get his "bit," he is ''done out of it," or ''put in the hole" When he has his "bit'' he is flying high" but his soar ing may put the detectives ''on to him." and they promptly "nip'' or ''pinch" him, and he then enjoys fall" Then he condemns himself for sucker" or, worse still, 'chump," and kicks himself when he remembers the crooks motto that "There's a sucker born every day in the year." and he's one of them. Honest people are straight" but the thief believes that every body wants to make money and that every one is tout for the stuff" This being the case, he's out for it too,